641.48 Purpose and application of part.—The purpose of this part is to ensure that health maintenance organizations and prepaid health clinics deliver high-quality health care to their subscribers. To achieve this purpose, this part requires all such organizations to obtain a health care provider certificate from the agency as a condition precedent to obtaining a certificate of authority to do business in Florida from the office, under part I or part II of this chapter.History.—ss. 21, 27, ch. 87-236; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; ss. 83, 91, ch. 91-282; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 12, ch. 93-260; s. 30, ch. 96-199; s. 1625, ch. 2003-261.